What is the Back 9 Era?

Hello there! Yet again, I am linking up with Andrea from Momfessionals and Erika from A Little Bit of Everything for their weekly link-up:

FRIDAY FAVORITES~!

Back 9 Era: What is it?

I am 65 years old and still learning new expressions. The other day in the NYT mini, the clue was for low quality digital content. I thought the answer was "spam." Eventually, I got it: "slop." My 33 year old son asked, "Didn't you ever hear of slop?" Ha, not when the word refers to something on the computer.

Anyway, back to the "Back 9 Era." I have a Peloton bike that I still ride frequently (my name is "Mrswatermelon," if you want to follow me). I started noticing the hashtag Back9era. Then I heard Jenn Sherman talking about this term. I thought it had to do with football. Wrong again! Here is what it means:

The "Back 9 Era" is a, popular fitness and lifestyle mindset, particularly for people over 50 (or roughly 40+), representing the second half of life. It uses a golf metaphor—where the final nine holes (10–18) follow the first nine—to reframe aging not as a decline, but as a proactive, intentional, and strong new chapter.

Spring brings on hope for warmer weather and longer days. In Massachusetts, it doesn't really warm up until June, but if the sun is shining, it feels warmer. More importantly, as long as it doesn't rain, I can take my granddaughter outside to play as well as take my dog for a walk!

Scaredy Squirrel has some new books:

Scaredy exercises, eats healthy foods, and stays very, very safe. But even healthy squirrels need to get a regular check up! Going to the vet can be scaaary, especially if you're Scaredy.

If you're a Scaredy Squirrel fan, like me, you'll definitely want to check out this new book!

This new book is a chapter book! There are 4 chapters. I have read the first chapter to my students; Scaredy Squirrel receives a crate of unknown origin. You can guess that Scaredy goes into panic mode! Click here or on the book cover to check out more at Amazon!

Also, there are 4 books in this Scaredy Squirrel's Nutty Adventure Series to check out!

The Old South Meetinghouse in Boston!

If you are planning to visit Boston some day, make sure to visit the Old South Meeting House. Right across the street, you can also see the newer statues about the Irish Potato Famine.

Our tour guide at the Old South Meeting House was Erica. She lead us into the Meeting House where the kids sat in the pews while Erica reviewed the history of the building. The Old South Meeting House was built in 1729. Benjamin Franklin was baptized in this building. Most importantly, the colonists discussed their options when dealing with the taxes England was placing on them. The final decision to have the Boston Tea Party was made here in December, 1773.

An interesting part of the building includes this octagonal structure above the place where a speaker would stand. (It's hanging from chains right in front of the window.)

We learned that this structure acted as a microphone by directing the speaker's voice out toward the audience.

Another amazing artifact is John Hancock's travel-size desk:

The most amazing artifact for me, was this vial of tea leaves which was saved from the Boston Tea Party. When one of the colonists returned home from the Tea Party, he found tea leaves in his shoes, and he saved the tea to pass down to his family. Check it out:

We spent about forty-five minutes at the Old South Meeting House, and we sat in the building where the Boston Tea Party was decided upon. Wow, what a great opportunity to experience history first-hand!

Have a great week! It's almost Memorial Day Weekend!